By Jan BosmanI believed for a long time that miracles were other-worldly happenings: the virgin birth, the parting of the Red Sea, a baby for a couple beyond child-bearing age. […]
The last quarter is one of my favorite times of the year. With Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even New Year’s Eve all occurring within the span of those three months […]
My young friend Mary is a single working mother, 65. Jake her son, is 11. Mary works just below the eligibility for health care. Her son is covered through CHIPS, […]
Greetings, friend.Thought we should get to know each other and so, I’ll start. …Fall has always been my favorite season. I enjoy the colorful display of the leaves on the […]
When you have the responsibility of writing a newspaper column every month, sometimes the most difficult aspect – at least in my case – is finding a topic, especially one […]
The adverse opinion issued recently by the Illinois Auditor General’s office of its compliance audit of the Department of Children and Family Services deals not only with certain financial irregularities […]
Coming out of a coma after 70 years into a society he doesn’t recognize, a man ask a younger person to explain the world today.Oh come, sir, I humbly ask, […]
“To keep your marriage brimming, with love in the loving cup, whenever you’re wrong, admit it; whenever you’re right, shut up.”– Humorist/poet Ogden NashWhen I was 16, after taking a […]
By Jan BosmanAnd a woman who held a babe against her bosom said,Speak to us of Children, and he said: “Your children are not your children.”– Poem by Kahlil Gibran,“On […]
By Craig S. TeboObtaining your normal weight is not as difficult as you might think. If you can understand what causes weight gain, you can achieve it.A healthy diet consists […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
